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Woman in her fifties by a window pressing her fingers to tired, irritated eyes

Dry eyes and menopause: what changes and what h...

Dry eye becomes considerably more common around and after menopause, and the reason is not simply "less oestrogen". The ocular surface and the meibomian glands in your eyelids are hormone-responsive...

Dry eyes and menopause: what changes and what h...

Dry eye becomes considerably more common around and after menopause, and the reason is not simply "less oestrogen". The ocular surface and the meibomian glands in your eyelids are hormone-responsive...

Close-up of a person's eye at a post-operative check after laser refractive surgery

Dry eye after LASIK: how long does it last?

For most people, dry eye after LASIK lasts about a month. In a review of post-LASIK dry eye, Toda writes that the symptoms and signs usually last for about one...

Dry eye after LASIK: how long does it last?

For most people, dry eye after LASIK lasts about a month. In a review of post-LASIK dry eye, Toda writes that the symptoms and signs usually last for about one...

Bathroom shelf at night with a heated eye mask, lid cleanser and a small bottle of castor oil beside a basin

A daily dry eye routine: morning and night

Most of the work in a dry eye routine belongs at night. The evening session is warmth, then gentle expression, then a lid cleanse, in that order, and takes about...

A daily dry eye routine: morning and night

Most of the work in a dry eye routine belongs at night. The evening session is warmth, then gentle expression, then a lid cleanse, in that order, and takes about...

Person outdoors in cold wind wiping a watering eye with the back of a hand

Why do my eyes water when they are dry?

Because watering is not the opposite of dry eye. It is one of its commonest symptoms. When the eye surface becomes irritated, the lacrimal gland floods it with reflex tears,...

Why do my eyes water when they are dry?

Because watering is not the opposite of dry eye. It is one of its commonest symptoms. When the eye surface becomes irritated, the lacrimal gland floods it with reflex tears,...

Woman rubbing tired dry eyes at a desk in front of a laptop screen late in the day

What type of dry eye do I have? A symptom-patte...

Most people asking this question have evaporative dry eye. It is much the more common form, it comes from the oil glands in the eyelids rather than a shortage of...

What type of dry eye do I have? A symptom-patte...

Most people asking this question have evaporative dry eye. It is much the more common form, it comes from the oil glands in the eyelids rather than a shortage of...

Close-up of a person's eye and lower eyelid margin, where the meibomian gland openings sit

What is meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)?

Meibomian gland dysfunction, almost always shortened to MGD, is a long-running problem with the oil glands set into your eyelids. The international workshop that produced the standard definition in 2011...

What is meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)?

Meibomian gland dysfunction, almost always shortened to MGD, is a long-running problem with the oil glands set into your eyelids. The international workshop that produced the standard definition in 2011...